Best Time to Drive from Flatbush to Bayside

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Flatbush to Bayside by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	68	78	81	83	93	80	73	80	81	78	86	86	81	69	53	48
Tue	35	68	80	82	91	88	85	78	77	82	84	87	87	84	78	64	59
Wed	35	68	85	83	86	85	86	81	79	82	85	88	87	90	76	62	66
Thu	35	67	83	85	91	94	96	80	82	84	85	94	94	82	83	71	65
Fri	35	67	74	80	84	83	85	84	84	90	87	94	92	90	82	71	67
Sat	36	35	44	59	64	73	80	78	80	79	86	80	87	89	82	77	72
Sun	34	33	34	40	55	63	70	79	77	83	85	80	81	80	72	67	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Flatbush to Bayside (via I-278 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 11 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Flatbush to central Bayside along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Flatbush to Bayside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Flatbush to Bayside?

The 21-mile drive usually takes 34 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Flatbush to Bayside?

Leaving around 11 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	68	78	81	83	93	80	73	80	81	78	86	86	81	69	53	48
Tue	35	68	80	82	91	88	85	78	77	82	84	87	87	84	78	64	59
Wed	35	68	85	83	86	85	86	81	79	82	85	88	87	90	76	62	66
Thu	35	67	83	85	91	94	96	80	82	84	85	94	94	82	83	71	65
Fri	35	67	74	80	84	83	85	84	84	90	87	94	92	90	82	71	67
Sat	36	35	44	59	64	73	80	78	80	79	86	80	87	89	82	77	72
Sun	34	33	34	40	55	63	70	79	77	83	85	80	81	80	72	67	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	68	78	81	83	93	80	73	80	81	78	86	86	81	69	53	48
Tue	35	68	80	82	91	88	85	78	77	82	84	87	87	84	78	64	59
Wed	35	68	85	83	86	85	86	81	79	82	85	88	87	90	76	62	66
Thu	35	67	83	85	91	94	96	80	82	84	85	94	94	82	83	71	65
Fri	35	67	74	80	84	83	85	84	84	90	87	94	92	90	82	71	67
Sat	36	35	44	59	64	73	80	78	80	79	86	80	87	89	82	77	72
Sun	34	33	34	40	55	63	70	79	77	83	85	80	81	80	72	67	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	68	78	81	83	93	80	73	80	81	78	86	86	81	69	53	48
Tue	35	68	80	82	91	88	85	78	77	82	84	87	87	84	78	64	59
Wed	35	68	85	83	86	85	86	81	79	82	85	88	87	90	76	62	66
Thu	35	67	83	85	91	94	96	80	82	84	85	94	94	82	83	71	65
Fri	35	67	74	80	84	83	85	84	84	90	87	94	92	90	82	71	67
Sat	36	35	44	59	64	73	80	78	80	79	86	80	87	89	82	77	72
Sun	34	33	34	40	55	63	70	79	77	83	85	80	81	80	72	67	61